Description
We're seeking a Senior Business Systems Analyst to own Workday integrations end-to-end, driving reliable data flow and scalable system design. You will elevate architecture standards while bridging technical and business stakeholders. Your work will enable high-quality user experiences through automated testing, reporting, and AI-driven insights.
The Senior Business Systems Analyst will design, build, test, and maintain integrations between Workday and internal or third-party systems. This role ensures accurate, secure, and timely data flow across HR, payroll, finance, IT, and benefits platforms while supporting reporting, automation, AI-enabled insights, and scalable system design.
You will partner closely with HRIS, IT, Finance, Payroll, Core HCM architects, and external vendors to ensure Workday functions as a reliable system of record within a cohesive technology ecosystem.
Key responsibilities include:
Designing, building, testing, and maintaining Workday integrations using tools such as EIB, Core Connectors, Workday Studio, and APIs Managing integrations across payroll, benefits, identity management, finance systems, data warehouses, and other HR platforms Ensuring data integrity through transformation logic, mapping, and bulk data operations
You will also be responsible for monitoring integrations, troubleshooting failures, and resolving data discrepancies. Additionally, you will develop and maintain reporting, data feeds, and pipelines to support HR, Finance, and business intelligence platforms. Proactive identification of issues using logs, reporting, and automated alerts is also a key aspect of this role.
As a Senior Business Systems Analyst, you will act as a bar raiser for integration and data architecture, promoting best practices in scalability, performance, cost efficiency, and user experience. You will drive architectural decisions that balance cost, performance, and end-user experience. Identifying and implementing automation and AI-enabled solutions to improve data quality, anomaly detection, and operational efficiency is also a key responsibility.
You will partner with engineering and data teams to support AI-ready data pipelines. You will support cross-functional testing and validation efforts through automated reporting, data checks, and failure detection. You will also partner with functional teams (e.g., Talent, Payroll, Benefits) to enable effective test plans and issue identification.
To succeed in this role, you will contribute to a high-quality user experience by ensuring data accuracy and system reliability across workflows. You will partner with Core HCM architects and business process administrators across SKUs including Talent and Advanced Compensation, to ensure cohesive, end-to-end system design.
You will translate complex technical concepts into clear insights for non-technical audiences. You will collaborate across HR, IT, Finance, and vendors to align solutions with business needs.
Ensure integrations meet security, privacy, and compliance standards. Manage secure data transfers and authentication methods across systems.
Requirements include 4+ years of experience with Workday integrations and tools such as Workday Studio, EIB, Core Connectors, Workday Web Services / APIs. You should have experience integrating Workday with systems such as ADP / global payroll vendors, Okta/identity management, Greenhouse / ATS, benefits providers, and finance systems. Familiarity with AI/ML concepts or tools applied to data workflows is also required.
You should have strong problem-solving ability, experience with uncovering root causes, and executing action plans rapidly and thoughtfully. Experience with HR data governance and working with or supporting AI-enabled data platforms, pipelines, or analytics tools is a plus.